Man Given 50 Years In Prison For Human Trafficking
RONALD McBRIDE A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for human trafficking and other charges. He was found guilty by a Sarasota jury this summer. Ronald McBride, of Sarasota, was...
View ArticleWoman Runs Out Of Home As Burglars Enter
ERIC M. ELLISON An 18-year-old woman ran out of the front door of her home Monday as two strange men entered the backdoor. One of the men was taken into custody. According to police, Ms. Kerene...
View ArticleToddler Shot In The Leg At Apartment Complex
AALIYAH AVILA Shortly after noon on Wednesday, a 21-month-old toddler was shot in the leg. The shooting took place at a public housing complex. According to the Tampa Police Department, Eduardo...
View ArticleMan Must Repay $637,621; Spend 12 Years In Prison
CEDRIC CLARK … Sentenced to 12 years in prison Last Thursday afternoon, a U. S. District Judge handed down a sentence of 12 years to a Tampa man. He pleaded guilty to several charges...
View ArticleUSF Student Arrested For Lying About Robbery
FATOU GUEYE The University of South Florida Police Department has arrested a student and charged her with filing a false police report. On Tuesday night, Ms. Fatou Gueye reported to the University of...
View ArticleTampa Attorney Gets Prison For Hiding Drug Money
JOE MANUEL GONZALEZ … Sentenced to 10 months in prison A Tampa attorney was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison last week for his role in a drug case. The sentence will also be followed by...
View ArticleWrong Way Driver Charged With DUI
JACQUELINE MOLY The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 48-year-old woman and charged her with Driving Under the Influence. She was transported to the Hillsborough County Jail....
View ArticleTeenager Charged In Burglary That Caused $80,000 In Damages
DONOVAN DAVID ALAN FRANKLIN The St. Petersburg Police Department has arrested an 18-year-old man and charged him with commercial burglary, two counts of felony criminal mischief, two counts of...
View ArticleMan Stands In Line To Rob Store
7-ELEVEN ROBBERY SUSPECT The St. Petersburg Police Department is currently searching for a man who stood in line to rob the store. The robbery took place Monday afternoon at the 7-Eleven, 6201 MLK...
View ArticleElderly Woman Charged With Bank Robbery
JANICE ELLINWOOD … surrendered to police A 65-year-old woman walked into the St. Petersburg Police Department Monday and said she wanted to turn herself in. When the officer asked about the crime she...
View ArticlePolice Responding To Domestic Complaint Discovers Grow House
BARBARA WILSON Two people were taken into custody Monday after police were called about a domestic disturbance. When deputies arrived at the home at 725 Chilt Drive, in Brandon, they realized...
View ArticleFour Tampa Teens Charged With Robbery In Lakeland
ASHLI ADAMS Four Tampa teenagers were taken into custody in Lakeland and charged in connection with a robbery. The offense occurred at the Old Navy Store, 919 Lakeland Park Center Drive. According to...
View ArticleMan Gets 30 Years In Murder Of Young Mom
JILLIAN BOONE 9/30/1994 — 8/15/2015 A 47-year-old Tampa man was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder last week. Johnny Gaston Alicea pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleMan Hospitalized Then Arrested After Shooting
DANIEL SMITH A 36-year-old Tampa man was arrested after being released from a local hospital Wednesday. He had been shot five times after he allegedly opened fire on four people. According to police,...
View ArticlePolice Seek Help To Solve Fatal Stabbing Of Young Woman
ROCIO BECERRA 2/2/1985 — 11/28/2016 Police are currently seeking information in connection with a fatal stabbing that took place Monday afternoon. The incident occurred in the 2700 block of Sammonds...
View ArticleMan Convicted Of Tax Fraud Gets 7 Years In Prison
DANIEL WHITE … Sentenced to 7 years on tax fraud charges A 35-year-old man was sentenced to serve prison time for his role in committing tax fraud and using stolen identities. He was also court...
View ArticleElderly Man Convicted Of Manslaughter Released On Bond
TREVOR DOOLEY … Released on Bail BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Monday afternoon, Trevor Dooley appeared in court for a hearing. He was requesting bail pending the outcome of his appeal...
View ArticleConvicted Felon Gets 15 Years On Gun, Drug Charges
DERRICK BERNARD FARMER S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven sentenced a Tampa man to 15 years in federal prison on gun and drug charges. He entered a guilty plea on July 6, 2016. Derrick Bernard...
View ArticleMan Charged With Molesting 7-Year-Old
ARMANDO VELEZ CONCEPCION A 41-year-old Tampa man was arrested and charged with a crime against a 7-year-old. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took...
View ArticleSuspect Sought For Kidnapping, Robbing Woman
ROBBERY SUSPECT The man in this photograph is believed to be responsible for the early morning robbery and kidnapping of a Tampa woman on Saturday. An unidentified man who allegedly...
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